History Characters / Ashes2063

* {{Courier}}: The official reason for Scav to go to Atlanta is a job by Smiley to deliver a briefcase to Rigs, who lives in Michonne Circle. In ''Afterglow'', he's asked by Rigs to deliver the same briefcase, which turns out to contain a computer, to the resident tech wiz of Prosperity.

* TheFaceless: Scav is never depicted without his gas mask and hood, so his appearance is a mystery. All that can be ascertained is that he's male, relatively tall, average build, and Caucasian.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Those pools of light seen in his relfection aren't the lenses of a gas mask; those are his real eyes. It's a distinct trait among scavengers, who are their own type of {{Mutant}}.

* NewMeat: Porcelain is, by her own admission, very new to the scavenger trade. You can even tell at a glance, since she lacks the distinctive GlowingEyesOfDoom that other scavengers have. [[spoiler: If you save her, she'll be shown with glowing eyes in her epilogue slide, signaling her growth into a fully-fledged scavenger.]]

* BenevolentAI: She certainly presents herself that way. The reality is, as of time of writing, unclear.
* GenuisBonus: In the original [[ClassicalMythology Greek myth]], the goddess Athena burst fully formed out of her father's skull. In ''Ashes'', [[spoiler: Athena is a self-aware fork of another, older program named Zeus]].

* AIIsACrapshoot: Maybe. The New Guard certainly think so, though it's unclear why that might be.

!!Introduced in ''Ashes Afterglow'':

[[folder:Porcelain]]
A new to the job scavenger from Michonne Circle, she is a best friend of Violet and the two are quite close to each other. Sometime before ''Afterglow'', she got lost in the underground tunnels and was captured by Barrett, the latter being an optional quest for you.

* ActionGirl: Being a scavenger is a tough challenge for all people, but she seems to be handling herself well as one, with it being more impressive as Violet mentions she's new at the job.
* DisasterScavengers: She is a scavenger in post-apocalyptic America.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Her only weapon is a pump action shotgun.

[[folder:Walker]]
An old scavenger who finds Scav at the end of ''2063'' and drags him back to Michonne Circle. [[HatesSmallTalk He's not fond of being social]] and even less fond of questions.

* DramaticEllipsis: He has difficulty speaking, so his speech pattern on text is stilted with ellipses and pauses.
* HatesSmallTalk: Trying to chat Walker up with inane questions is not the way to get him on your side.
* NotSoStoic: If you head into the remnants of the Spire in the Gap, you can mention this to him. He becomes concerned and alarmed when you mention the Haunts to him.
* ShoutOut: His disconnected, semi-cryptic speech patterns are heavily reminiscent of [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Ulysses]], though he's nowhere near as philosophic.

[[folder:The Water Baron]]
The rarely-seen leader of Prosperity.

* AdaptionalRelationshipOverhaul: While in ''2063'' she was mostly neutral and sometimes blunt to the Scav when talking, in ''Afterglow'' she is a lot more nicer to him, even hugging him warmly before he goes along.

[[folder: Smiley]]

!!Introduced in ''Ashes Afterglow'':

[[folder:Walker]]
An old scavenger who finds Scav at the end of ''2063'' and drags him back to Michonne Circle. [[HatesSmallTalk He's not fond of being social]] and even less fond of questions.

* DramaticEllipsis: He has difficulty speaking, so his speech pattern on textis stilted with ellipses and pauses.
* HatesSmallTalk: Trying to chat Walker up with inane questions is not the way to get him on your side.
* NotSoStoic: If you head into the remnants of the Spire in the Gap, you can mention this to him. He becomes concerned and alarmed when you mention the Haunts to him.
* ShoutOut: His disconnected, semi-cryptic speech patterns are heavily reminiscent of [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Ulysses]], though he's nowhere near as philosophic.

[[folder:The Water Baron]]
The rarely-seen leader of Prosperity.

* CorruptPolitician: Subverted. His reasons for the segregation of Uptown and Lowtown in Prosperity, and for the water rationing that disproportionately impacts the latter, are perfectly sound and reasonable. He just has zero empathy or social skills needed to convince anyone of their necessity.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He originally came from a Warmart bunker North of Georgia. It's not stated what it was like, but whatever it was led to him leaving it behind in disgust, and going on to found Prosperity.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: He has empathy issues, sure, but his reasons for segregation and water rationing are logically sound. His inability to get that point across are part of why he's so disliked in Lowtown.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his aforementioned [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]], he places a great deal of value on human life, even that of his enemies.
* NoSocialSkills: He has difficulty communicating with others. [[HeroWithBadPublicity It causes problems for his public image]] when he takes the unpopular measure of forcing a water rationing measure.
* TheExtremistWasRight: He has implemented harsh water rationing and segregation policies, but claims to do so with good reason: water is the only product Prosperity has to offer in trade. Helping to overthrow him in favor of anyone else causes Prosperity to degrade into chaos; by contrast, cooperating with him in neutralizing the Roamers and recovering the super-seeds in the Biodome result in the town becoming fully self-sustaining, rich and thriving, which leads to the policies becoming outdated and eventually repealed.

** Very early on in ''Afterglow'', Scav can accept an experimental drink from Violet at the bar. Drinking it is an instant full heal.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Well he has empathy issues, sure, but his reasons for segregation and water rationing are logically sound, it's just that said issues and his lack of social skills are one of the reasons why he's so disliked.

* NoSocialSkills: One of his biggest hurdles as to why people don't like him is that he has difficulty communicating with others.
* TheExtremistWasRight: He has implemented harsh water rationing and segregation policies, but claims to do so with good reason. Helping to overthrow him causes the town to degrade into chaos; by contrast, cooperating with him results in the town becoming fully self-sustaining and thriving, which leads to the policies becoming unnecessary, and eventually repealed.

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Exaggerated and justified. Scav can scarf down cereal boxes, tins of meat, cans of baked beans and junk food to gain 2 health from each he picks up; said food is all over 70 years old, and often found completely exposed to the elements. When questioned, Scav remarks that [[BizarreTasteInFood it all tastes fine to him]]. It's {{lampshaded|Trope}} by the doctor in Michonne Circle in ''Afterglow'': it turns out that scavengers are {{mutant}}s, and the ability to stomach large quantities of ancient, irradiated foodstuffs is a consistent trait among them.